Dutlwe

Dutlwe is a village in Kweneng District of Botswana composed of people from the Bakgalagadi (tn) and Basarwa tribes.[1] The population of Dutlwe was 1,464 with 692 males and 772 females in the 2022 census.[2] As part of IDDS Botswana 2018, a bean thresher was installed in the village due to bean farming beaning one of the villages main sources of income.[3][4] The village chief, Motshegetsi Puleng, was arrested for stabbing his girlfriend on July 4, 2020.[5] In November 2022, 2 village residents died after drinking tea that had been suspected to be poisened. 4 others in the family also went to the hospital, but barely survived.[6][7] There is a Calvary Baptist church in the town led by Pastor Thokwane.[8]

Dutlwe
Village
Dutlwe is located in Botswana
Dutlwe
Dutlwe
Location in Botswana
Coordinates: 23°58′54″S 23°55′37″E
Country Botswana
DistrictKweneng District
ConstituencyTakatokwane
Government
 • Village ChiefMotshegetsi Puleng
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,464
Time zoneCentral Africa Time

References
  1. Bothoko, Pini (21 November 2022). "Unemployment haunts TakatokwaneDutlwe residents". The Monitor.
  2. "Population & Housing – Census 2022" (PDF). statsbot.org.bw.
  3. "International Development Design Summit Botswana" (PDF). mit.edu.
  4. tacs (6 May 2018). "The Villages: D'kar, Dutlwe, Rakops, and Kaputura". IDDS Botswana 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. Koogotsitse, Gofaone (7 July 2020). "Dutlwe Chief remanded for stabbing girlfriend » TheVoiceBW". TheVoiceBW. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. Basimanebotlhe, Pini Bothoko,Tsaone (22 November 2022). "Dutlwe family in trauma after two die mysteriously". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 18 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Voice, The (10 December 2022). "Cops await forensic results on Dutlwe poisoning". African News Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. "The Turner Adventures: Church in Dutlwe". The Turner Adventures. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

23°58′54″S 23°55′37″E


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